Gearing for past life inquisitive.

Hobgoblin

Less Nerfy Nerfy more fixy fixy
Ok this is for stoner81 -

The original thread is this - https://forums.ddo.com/index.php?th...tive-past-life-getter.3101/page-6#post-146831

this is my attempt to clarify gear to help with this.

I am just doing gear from 15-30 as i use this for iconic past lives

this takes some gearing but not a huge amount.

first the pita to get:

weapon: epic storm

This will carry you hard. This works very well from 20-30. You can use cc or nightshade until you pull these.

this is the only big grind, but its worth it.

touching on that - getting some filligrees to up your ranged power make this even better but its not required. i think im running a 5 slot atm just from tossing random junk in it. Use crackshot to make your life easier.

Armor/gloves/helm - wall watch - you can also use sands/von epic gear here

ring slots - fairly flexible - cc is an option but it is a grind to get a char up for that

ring 1 - i use celestial sapphire with con crafted and ff aug
ring 2 - celestial ruby with dex - speed topaz slotted
boots - many many options - easiest is prob the Spectre boots from finding dorris https://ddowiki.com/page/Item:Spectre_Boots
Belt - Bronze dragonplate belt for moar hp
Cloak - i personally like mysterious cloak of the appropriate level here. but cape of the roc fits here too. gives more str to avoid encumbrance and windlasher set
trinket - this is a pain if im being honest, but takes nothing but time. use a gem of many facets here. you want ravens eye and windlasher sets. i use con ins con and the last slot is up to you. i use devo/hamp/false life in that order of importance.
neck - https://ddowiki.com/page/Item:Family_Recruit_Sigil - is flexible here too
Eyes - ravens sight - more damage and the set

I hate when people post you must have all the raid gear for this build.

this is a leveling build remember? you dont need the best.

i change mine up but i have a ton of gear sitting in bank. i use vul chosen raven wind and kundark sets on mine with heroic green steel. it is very nice, but if im being honest its way overkill. but it lets me do silly things like e chrono r1 at 20 or jumping right into challenges in es at 20.

that is not needed here.

for weapons - you can use ratcatcher/nightshade/borderlands until you get the storm and mats to make it.
 

Stoner81

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I am really struggling to get a Saltmarsh set for level 20, giving up Wallwatch is just too hard to do!

Stoner81.
 

Hobgoblin

Less Nerfy Nerfy more fixy fixy
I am really struggling to get a Saltmarsh set for level 20, giving up Wallwatch is just too hard to do!

Stoner81.
wallwatch is a very solid option.

what i replace it with is - gomf with kundarark and windlashers. this gives trapskills doubleshot fom art ds and sneak dice.

then that adds in vulk chosen with 2 art con. it frees up the head for gs.

again its a lot of work to gather the stuff, but not horrible. and it lasts from life to life
 

Stoner81

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Too much effort for me that, I like to be able to pass it all round to other characters.

Stoner81.
 

saekee

long live ROGUE
What about Profane experiment and Saltmarsh, then squeeze in other set(s) with GoMF? I haven’t plugged it in. Some good synergies there and Saltmarsh gives the ranged power that Profane experiment is missing, along with boosted defenses.
If you are doing Storm, it is part of a set bonus that boosts MRR.

edit: took a shot with some Borderlands stuff—gets you Profane experiment, Saltmarsh, Raven eye, Vulkoor, plus Improved deception, quality deadly, shrieking bolt, Ins. INT and CON, etc

Weapon: Epic Storm
- Colorless Augment Slot:
- Red Augment Slot:
Offhand: Sir Squilliam IV, Esq.
- Green Augment Slot:
- Yellow Augment Slot:
Armor: Researcher's Leathers
- Blue Augment Slot:
Belt: Epic Belt of Myriad Pockets
- Green Augment Slot:
- Colorless Augment Slot:
Boots: Spectre Boots
- Blue Augment Slot:
Bracers: Fiendblood Bracers
- Yellow Augment Slot:
Cloak: Epic Marshreed Cloak
- Green Augment Slot:
- Colorless Augment Slot:
Gloves: Epic Raven's Talons
- Yellow Augment Slot:
- Colorless Augment Slot:
Goggles: Lenses of the Dark Depths
- Blue Augment Slot:
Helm: Epic Smuggler's Cap
- Green Augment Slot:
- Colorless Augment Slot:
Necklace: Epic Vulkoorim Pendant
- Colorless Augment Slot:
- Green Augment Slot:
Ring1: Epic Ethereal Ring
- Green Augment Slot:
- Colorless Augment Slot:
Ring2: Whispering Ring
- Yellow Augment Slot:
Trinket: Epic Gem of Many Facets
- Yellow Augment Slot:
Quiver: Dynamistic Quiver
 
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saekee

long live ROGUE
i dont understand the attraction for salt tbh.

sands/bl seems so much better
BL?

Salt gets you PRR and Hamp; the ranged power is redundant with Sharn but not with Profane experiment. Salt also has gear that at least works with an inquisitive—inisghful INT, a rune arm (assuming Arti splash), some other minor goodies.

  • +20 Artifact bonus to Physical and Magical Resistance Rating
  • +10 Artifact bonus to Melee, Ranged, and Universal Spell Power
  • +2 Artifact bonus to all Ability Scores
  • +20 Artifact bonus to Positive, Negative, and Repair Amplification

Profane experiment:

While wearing three pieces from the Profane Experiment set, you gain:
  • +10% Artifact bonus to Doublestrike and Doubleshot
  • +2 Artifact bonus to Constitution and Intelligence
  • +25 Artifact bonus to Universal Spell Power
  • +1 Artifact bonus to Imbue Dice.
 

Stoner81

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I finally came up with this:

Armour - Willwood Vest.
Eyes - Cannith Crafted Search and Deadly with Insightful Tendon Slice.
Head - Wallwatch Circlet.
Neck - Epic Lizardfolkd Tooth Necklace.
Trinket - Epic Crocodile Tooth.
Back - Cannith Crafted Intelligence and Fire Absoprtion with Insightful Intelligence.
Waist - Epic Belt of the Myriad Pockets.
Ring - Epic Ethereal Ring.
Gloves - Wildwood Gauntlets.
Boots - Epic Crocodile Skin Boots.
Ring - Epic Ring of the Stalker.
Wrists - Epic Driftwood Bracers.

Weapons are Epic Storm and Animus (RuneArm for box/barrel breaking).

Is it optimal? Not even remotely! But should be fairly easy to farm up which is the main reason I went with it all. I can't be bothered with a GoMF and all that messing about for levelling etc.

Stoner81.
 
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